inspired new youth of America -- became role model
Democrat -- pres for less than 3 yrs
known to have affairs & diseases, but it never affected his ability to govern
administration extremely loyal to JFK
"Bay of Pigs" invasion = disaster where JFK took responsibility for it
created Peace Corps & challenged US to fly to the moon
Cuban missle crisis : USSR was in the process of placing nuclear missles in Cuba that could be pointed towards the US -- point of hysteria + paranoia -- JFK + USSR leader made up settlement where USSR would remove those missles & US would remove missles from Asia + leave Fidel Castro alone (making Cuba still a communist dictatorship)
hawks (pushing for war) v. doves (pushing for peace)
Birmingham, AL protest turned into complete violence -- changed mood for US
11/1/1963 : JFK approved assassination of ruler of Vietnam
"ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country" -- most famous quote
food stamps, PBS, civil rights act, enviromental laws -- expansion of government to help people
cut % of those in poverty by half
US came no closer to winning Vietnam War, even after escalating US presence w/ more technology + soldiers -- Vietnam War mainly rests on Johnson's presidency
great president domestically, but failure internationally
4/5/11
P.839 Vietnam War (in Southeast Asia) Map:
a lot of coast in Veitnam
bordered by Laos, China, and Cambodia
more US bases in south Vietnam than North
some US bases in Thailand
Hoi Chi Minh trail went from North to South through Laos
going against authority -- could be militarily or some other authority
challenging traditional patterns of thought & behavior --> cultural revolution
a lot of it is social -- rights, family structure, etc.
Nixon = pres. (only one whos ever resigned b/c of his scandal)
"baby boom" generation
teenagers developing their own culture & rebelling w/ rock music and as "hippies"
natives started to spread more throughout the US, mainly the west where there was more open land
gay liberation movement -- (wow, i thought that gay liberation was only a more recent issue that was brought up after black civil rights ; i didnt know it was present even back then)
Clinton tried to ban gays from serving in military
1st "Earth Day" along w/ the National Environmental Protection Act
Watergate Scandal becomes greatly publicized & ruins Nixon' s career
tons of inflation leads to deindustrialization that makes many lose jobs
4/11/11 CH.32: The Crisis of Authority
challgening social norms (w/ homosexuality, racism, etc)
challenging politics against war -- protesting against US in Vietnam War
challenging colleges + university authority
The New Left: Main idea: The New Left was a new youth group (coming from the baby-boom generation) challging political ideals, calling out for an expansion of rights.
Left = liberal ; open to change -- changing the status quo to more equality, freedom, independence, opportunity
came from Old Left parents, critic writings, & civil rights movement -- all of which challgened politics
many supporters due to great opposition to war + unwanted military draft
Students for a Democratic Society (1962)
Free Speech Movement = 1st large effort against campus @ Berkeley -- they wanted rights to engage in political activities (which would help spread their ideas throughout campus, threatening it)
The Counterculture:Main idea: The counterculture was somewhat a result of the New Left, where the new youth culture was more openly rebellious to political ideals & social norms.
great use of drugs + sexual revolution
influenced by rock 'n' roll : new kind of bad-boy image (w/ the Rolling Stones, & even the Beatles)
Woodstock music festival in NY (1969)
"hippies" = long hair, different speech, crazy clothes
Both for equality, rights, liberation from conformity.
4/12/11
24: The 1950s
a) Emergence of the modern civil rights movement b) The affluent society and "the other America" c) Consensus and conformity: suburbia and middle-class America d) Social critics, nonconformists, and cultural rebels e) Impact of changes in science, technology, and medicine
Since 1960
25: The Turbulent 1960s a) From the New Frontier to the Great Society b) Expanding movements for civil rights c) Cold War confrontations: Asia, Latin America, and Europe d) Beginning of Détente e) The antiwar movement and the counterculture
26: Politics and Economics at the End of the Twentieth Century a) The election of 1968 and the "Silent Majority" b) Nixon's challenges: Vietnam, China, Watergate c) Changes in the American economy: the energy crisis, deindustrialization, and the service economy d) The New Right and the Reagan revolution e) End of the Cold War
27: Society and Culture at the End of the Twentieth Century
a) Demographic changes: surge of immigration after 1965, Sunbelt migration, and the graying of America b) Revolutions in biotechnology, mass communication, and computers c) Politics in a multicultural society
28: The United States in the Post-Cold War World a) Globalization and the American economy b) Unilateralism vs. multilateralism in foreign policy c) Domestic and foreign terrorism d) Environmental issues in a global context
4/14/11 Women's Issues:
voting rights
traditional male patriarchy
recognition
property rights
divorce
job limitations
equal pay for equal work / promotion
political rights
limited participation
involvement in war -- military services
abortion rights
equal opportunity for advancement
cult of domesticity -- role of women @ home / in marriage
migration w/ males
educational opportunities
home front issues
ownership
domestic violence
sexual abuse
Major Changes/Developments for Women in 60s/70s:
fighting against suburban housewifery ("comfortable concentration camps")
development of more feminism -- feminists created own communities, newspapers, etc.
Equal Pay Act & Title VII of Civil Rights Act gave women equal rights
National Organization for Women
2 career family w/ both parents working = accepted norm
not changing last name when married nor changing title to "Mrs."
abortion rights = Roe v. Wade (1973) : abortion legal fully for 1st trimester -- women's right to privacy
Sandra Day O' Connor = 1st female SC justice
new types of feminists : younger, affluent, educated, etc.
feminism = movement for identifying + securing the rights/opportunities of women
womens' liberation = women getting freedom FROM constraints social norms of a male-dominated society = women getting freedom TO make their own choices
4/25/11 CH.33 Domestic:
Reaganomics
"supply-side" economics (focus on businesses)
trickle-down economics (things trickle down to the other classes and everyone benefits) = less taxes (income + business) AND less regulations are better for economy b/c it encouraged investments by slowing economic growth --> helped recession's speedy recovery, but increased national debt + provided less help to citizens b/c they cut welfare benefits
new right w/ "neo-conservatives"
Sagebrush Rebellion
Presidents : Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush, Clinton
recessions
high interest rates
"Sunbelt"
great national debt
Foreign:
terrorists
Star Wars
Gulf War
Reagan Doctrine
the fall of USSR
Iran-contra scandal
end of Cold War
Camp Davis accords
Tiananmen Square massacre
Reagan Video
not the brightest person, but terrific leader -- kind of a "puppet"
known as "the great communicator"
chief soother in Challenger disaster
"gov. is not the solution to our problem; gov. IS the problem"
Reaganomics built on theory about not worrying about the future (not caring about the debt)
didn't believe in gov. intervening in social life
SDI (Star Wars) = taken seriously by USSR even though it seemed like a joke in US
Berlin Wall fell 1989 after Reagan made speech to calm US -- Reagan ending Cold War was overrated
Kennedy Video:
Johnson Video:
4/5/11
P.839 Vietnam War (in Southeast Asia) Map:
Vietnam War Timeline on Dipity.
4/8/11
CH.32: The Crisis of Authority
4/11/11
CH.32: The Crisis of Authority
- challgening social norms (w/ homosexuality, racism, etc)
- challenging politics against war -- protesting against US in Vietnam War
- challenging colleges + university authority
The New Left:Main idea: The New Left was a new youth group (coming from the baby-boom generation) challging political ideals, calling out for an expansion of rights.
Both for equality, rights, liberation from conformity.
4/12/11
24: The 1950s
a) Emergence of the modern civil rights movement
b) The affluent society and "the other America"
c) Consensus and conformity: suburbia and middle-class America
d) Social critics, nonconformists, and cultural rebels
e) Impact of changes in science, technology, and medicine
Since 1960
25: The Turbulent 1960s
a) From the New Frontier to the Great Society
b) Expanding movements for civil rights
c) Cold War confrontations: Asia, Latin America, and Europe
d) Beginning of Détente
e) The antiwar movement and the counterculture
26: Politics and Economics at the End of the Twentieth Century
a) The election of 1968 and the "Silent Majority"
b) Nixon's challenges: Vietnam, China, Watergate
c) Changes in the American economy: the energy crisis, deindustrialization, and the service economy
d) The New Right and the Reagan revolution
e) End of the Cold War
27: Society and Culture at the End of the Twentieth Century
a) Demographic changes: surge of immigration after 1965, Sunbelt migration, and the graying of America
b) Revolutions in biotechnology, mass communication, and computers
c) Politics in a multicultural society
28: The United States in the Post-Cold War World
a) Globalization and the American economy
b) Unilateralism vs. multilateralism in foreign policy
c) Domestic and foreign terrorism
d) Environmental issues in a global context
4/14/11
Women's Issues:
Major Changes/Developments for Women in 60s/70s:
4/25/11
CH.33
Domestic:
- Reaganomics
- new right w/ "neo-conservatives"
- Sagebrush Rebellion
- Presidents : Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush, Clinton
- recessions
- high interest rates
- "Sunbelt"
- great national debt
Foreign:"supply-side" economics (focus on businesses)
trickle-down economics (things trickle down to the other classes and everyone benefits) = less taxes (income + business) AND less regulations are better for economy b/c it encouraged investments by slowing economic growth --> helped recession's speedy recovery, but increased national debt + provided less help to citizens b/c they cut welfare benefitsReagan Video